The highly anticipated Christmas-themed display makes its seasonal debut on Friday.

There is no doubt it exists because its tracks twist and turn right through Dick Maddock's yard. "To me there's nothing that smells better than coal when it's burning," said Maddock. Maddock is the ...

The smiling engineer, with a coal car behind him filled to the brim, makes sure his train chugs along the track, spouting smoke as it weaves through the tunnels and in and out of stately conifers.

Building and operating a full-scale railroad in your backyard would be a dream come true for many devoted railfans, and renowned Disney animator Ward Kimball lived that dream for more than 60 years at ...

The owners of a historic La Cañada Flintridge estate with a near-amusement park in the backyard have accepted an offer from an unidentified buyer just four days after listing the property for $8.5 ...